Good Samaritan assaulted while trying to help motorists

12:27 PM,
Nov. 4, 2013

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A Trenton man was choked and beaten Friday night in St. Clair Township after trying to help motorists who appeared to be stranded on a roadside, authorities said.

Detectives from the Butler County Sheriff's Office are investigating a report that two men and a woman were involved in an assault on Augspurger Road near Gephart Road between 11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

The sheriff's office said Damon Wyatt, 46, saw a dark-colored minivan on the side of the road and a man and woman standing next to it. They told Wyatt the vehicle needed a "jump" and they had cables. ...